At the same time that voters are being asked to debate whether an octogenarian incumbent is up to the task of the presidency, the LA Times created a façade of competency to boost Biden’s electoral chances. The rest of the media ignored it and its implications; when CNN did cover it, it was only to claim that Republicans were “seizing” on it.

The nation’s media has transformed its mission from holding leadership accountable to creating its propaganda. It has literally become “fake news.”